Season 10 / Episode 17
Howard Cosell
April 13, 1985 · Musical guest: Greg Kihn
Running order
The show.
- 01
Willie & Frankie — I Hate When That Happens
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
Hospital
Live sketch - 04
Inside Out
Live sketch - 05
Run, Throw & Catch Like A Girl Olympics
Pre-tape - 06
Bar Mitzvah
Live sketch - 07
Sports Beat
Pre-tape - 08
Saturday Night News
- At the deskMartin Short: Nathan Thurm Lawyer for Living Unicorn Inc.
- At the deskGary Kroeger: Dwight MacNamara
- At the deskRich Hall: Robert Latta
Weekend Update - 09
"Boys Won't"
Musical performance - 10
Fernando's Hideaway
Live sketch - 11
A Couple of Red Guys
Live sketch - 12
Good Sex
Live sketch - 13
"Lucky"
Musical performance - 14
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Broadcast note
Segment 6 — Bar Mitzvah: Billy Crystal breaks character as Howard Cosell kisses him on the shoulder. Billy ad-libs "That's more tongue than's on some of the plates!"
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 11 — A Couple of Red Guys: Rich Hall was originally planned to be in this sketch, but he stepped down on the day of the show, and Gary Kroeger took his place.
Source ↗Cast departure
Jim Belushi, Billy Crystal, Mary Gross, Christopher Guest, Rich Hall, Gary Kroeger, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Martin Short and Pamela Stephenson make their final appearances as cast members.
Source ↗Production milestone
Dick Ebersol's final episode as executive producer closes the 1980–1985 era.
Source ↗Your episode record
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